This week’s newslinks are meant to serve as a reminder that situations that are troublesome or unclear in the U.S. can be even more confusing abroad. New Luggage Rule in EU Sows Confusion – Is it…
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Monthly Archives For April 2011
Travel Bulletin Syria: Regime Kills Hundreds
Human rights groups say the Assad regime has killed more than 350 civilians since unrest began, and more than 100 over the last three days. Security forces using tanks have launched pre-emptive strikes against the…
Today is World Malaria Day – A Day to Act
As stated by the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Parternship, the theme of the fourth World Malaria Day – Achieving Progress and Impact – heralds the international community’s renewed efforts to make progress towards zero malaria…
A World Working to Diminish Measles, Malaria and Other Preventable Diseases
Earlier this week the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 6,500 measles cases have been reported in Europe. As noted in our earlier post, France is reporting much higher numbers than other countries, but Spain…
Earth Day: A Truly Healthy International Event
At its founding in the U.S. in 1970 as the National Environmental Teach-In, Earth Day inspired an estimated 20 million participants, most of them students and teachers, to address local environmental issues. Springing from college…
Travel Bulletin Philippines: Dengue Cases Double in Manila
The Philippine Department of Health reports that the incidence of dengue fever doubled in metro Manila during the first quarter of 2011. The Philippines have been a dengue fever hotspot for several years, but the…
Arab Unrest: Doctors, Nurses Arrested for Treating Protesters
A recent report in the New York Times, based in part on research by Human Rights Watch, paints an alarming picture in Bahrain. Security forces are invading hospitals and clinics or stopping ambulances to find…
Measles in Europe: Health Agency Urges Vaccination for Children
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) in Europe is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles before the heavy spring travel period begins. As The Telegraph reported this week, this warning is in response…
UK Epidemiologists Disclose Spread of Superbug: WHO Rings Alarm
New research published this week in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet has disclosed the presence of super bacterium NDM-1 in the drinking and ground water in Delhi, India. NDM-1 resists treatment by the most…
Recent Travel Newslinks
Deciding how to get to your vacation destination? Here are some recent newslinks to help make your decision work for you: Planes Outsmart the Airlines to Get Precious Inches in Coach Trains How to Travel…
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